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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $58,280 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,793 a month.

10th percentile
$39,090
25th percentile
$48,400
Median percentile
$58,280
75th percentile
$64,300
90th percentile
$74,620

Based on 420 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,511 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,280
Federal income tax−$4,814
Social Security + Medicare−$4,458
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,497
Monthly take-home$3,793
Every two weeks$1,750

Does it go far here?

$59,459Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,573 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hilton Head Island, SC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$102,770
Registered Nurses$81,400
Project Management Specialists$79,990
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,290
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,240

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